In the absence of definitive answers, unproven treatments have proliferated, including diets that eliminate wheat and dairy, chelation drugs that leach metals out of the body, and treatment in hyperbaric oxygen chambers similar to those used to treat scuba divers with the bends. A vocal minority of people believe vaccines are to blame for autism, though numerous studies have failed to support any of those theories
A ball dropped into the gap
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It is essential for red blood cell production, brain health, and nerve function
Here's what drives the confusion: glutathione is simultaneously a legal dietary supplement, an unapproved injectable drug, and a controversial cosmetic treatment depending on how it's formulated and marketed
Permanent loss is rare but has been reported in cases of serious conditions like NAION